User's Guide

Automatic Backups
Automatic Backups backs up your system configuration to your ADSP appliance.
Note
Do not configure the automatic backup time and the automatic synchronization time with the
same values.
To schedule automatic backups, follow these steps:
1. Enable automatic backups by clicking the Enable Configuration Backup Scheduling checkbox to
place a checkmark in the box.
2. Type in a name for the backup in the Job Name field.
3. Decide how often you want to run the backup by selecting One Time Schedule, Intra-Day
Schedule, Daily Schedule, Weekly Schedule, or Monthly Schedule from the drop-
down menu.
4. Depending on the interval you selected in the previous step, fill in the related fields using the
following table:
Interval Action
One Time Schedule Choose a time for the backup by selecting a time from the Time
drop-down menu. Then, select a day for the backup by clicking the
Calendar button in the Date field and selecting a date.
Intra-Day Schedule Select a time to begin the backup. Then, select a frequency in hours.
Daily Schedule Select a frequency in day, weekdays only, or weekends only. Then,
select a time of day.
Weekly Schedule Choose a frequency in days. Then, select a day or multiple days to
conduct the backup by clicking the checkbox next to the day to
place a checkmark in the box.
Monthly Schedule Choose the months that you want to run a backup by clicking the
checkbox next to the month(s) to place a checkmark in the box(es).
Then, select a day of the month to conduct the backup. Last,
specify a time of day.
5. Click the Apply button to set the automatic backup schedule.
6. During an automatic backup, you can send the backup configuration to another AirDefense
Enterprise server. Click the Remote checkbox to place a checkmark in the box and fill in the
following fields:
Field Description
Host The name of the server where you want to back up the
configuration. This can be an IP address or a DNS name defined by
your DNS server.
Port The port number to use during the backup.
Protocol The file transfer protocol to use for backing up the configuration
(SCP, SFTP, or HTTPS).
Path The directory (folder) where to place the backup on the destination
server.
User The username used to log in on the destination server.
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